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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Chilocorus
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What genus and species? - Chilocorus
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What genus and species? - Chilocorus
Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida, USA
August 25, 2009
Size: 1/4 inch
Centennial Park.

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What genus and species? - Chilocorus What genus and species? - Chilocorus
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Contributed by nature boy on 13 September, 2009 - 8:04am
Last updated 14 September, 2009 - 4:46pm

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Abigail M. Parker, 14 September, 2009 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

Chilocorus, can't ID species here
This is indeed Chilocorus, could be C. stigma or C. cacti, which both occur in Florida. The species can't be told apart without a view of the underside.

The location rules out a similar-looking southwestern species in genus A*xion.
… Abigail M. Parker, 14 September, 2009 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Abigail M. Parker, 13 September, 2009 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Lady Beetle
It looks like a twicestabbed lady beetle (Chilocorus orbus).
… R Banet, 13 September, 2009 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
Chilocorus just one possibility...
The eastern twice-stabbed is C. stigma (not orbus), but that's not the only possibility. "Black with two red spots" is a frustratingly common pattern in many species of lady beetle. It's difficult even to narrow it down to genus from a dorsal photo when there are no markings on the head or pronotum. Within Chilocorus a photo of the underside is necessary to even begin to ID species, and sometimes even that doesn't help.

I cropped the photos and adjusted the levels a bit to give a larger, better, more colorful view of the insect. (Didn't actually change the color.) My computer at work has more sophisticated software, I want to look at the photos there tomorrow - I should be able to rule Chilocorus in or out.
… Abigail M. Parker, 13 September, 2009 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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